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## AI & Dev Tools

Claude Code Agent SDK Open Source

The agent era is here. Anthropic released the Claude Agent SDK on New Year's Eve, giving developers the same architecture that powers Claude Code. Build autonomous agents in just 10 lines of code.

Meanwhile, the Claude vs ChatGPT debate continues. More developers are switching to Claude Max for coding and research — the momentum is shifting.

And this sentiment is echoing across the dev community:

The tools are getting better fast. Time to build.

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## Industry News

OpenAI Infrastructure

OpenAI's hunger for compute is insatiable. Reports suggest they could consume up to 40% of global DRAM output. The infrastructure race is getting serious.

Simon Willison breaks down what this actually means:

The scale of investment is staggering. We're just getting started.

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## 2025 Recap

Claude Changelog

What a year for Claude. From extended thinking in February to the Max plan in April — 2025 was Anthropic's breakout year. Here's the full timeline.

What a ride. Here's to an even bigger 2026.

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## Quick Hits

Tools Tips

Useful finds from the timeline. A fast PDF extraction library, new image models from Qwen, and some wisdom to start the year.

On the image generation front:

And finally, some words to carry into the new year:

Bookmark these for later.

That's a wrap for today. See you tomorrow with more from the timeline.